Entrée principale:

Écologie en ville. English.

Titre et auteur:

Nature all around us : a guide to urban ecology / edited by Beatrix Beisner, Christian Messier, and Luc-Alain Giraldeau ; translated by Beatrix Beisner.

Publication:

Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, [2013]

Description:

147 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Notes:
Introduction: what is ecology? -- Around the house and garden -- Apple at my core -- Arboreal aqueducts -- Lawn lions -- Praise for lazy gardeners -- The evolution of food -- Hey, taxi! -- Social life -- Bathroom drama -- Winter warmth -- In the neighborhood -- The secret life of ponds -- A life of extremes -- Prowling predator -- Pigeontown -- Animal intelligentsia -- Squirrelly neighbors -- From the chimney tops -- Long lifelines -- The metropolis -- Canary in the city -- Wing beats -- Enough already! -- Darwin's sweet tooth? -- A breath of fresh air -- Successful little birds -- Opportunistic gulls -- Urban root.

Résumé:

"Nature All Around Us is an unprecendented field guide to the ecology of the urban environment that invites us to look at our towns, cities, and even our backyards through the eyes of an ecologist"--Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

9780226922751 (paperback ; alkaline paper)
0226922758 (paperback ; alkaline paper)
(e-book)
9780226922768
0226922766

Sujet:

Urban ecology (Sociology)
Urban ecology (Biology)
Écologie urbaine.
urban environments.

Vedettes secondaires:

Beisner, Beatrix E.
Messier, Christian C.
Giraldeau, Luc-Alain, 1955-

Exemplaires:

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 279980
Cote: BIB 216312
Statut: Disponible